AMY GREGSON Times Reporter The Town of Strathmore is in the process of getting a pre- liminary design done for the potential new town office. The preliminary work would consist of a plan of the build- ing’s design and how it would fit on the existing lot where the town office is currently lo- cated. “We’re not digging any- thing. Nothing’s being built,” said Mayor George Lattery. “At least, we can have a concept of what things are going to look like and what it’s going to do.” Lattery was adamant that the new town office would be located on the same piece of land where the current office is, and not in Kinsmen Park. “I still get people saying ‘you stay away from Kinsmen Park.’ It’s not going in Kinsmen Park,” said Lattery. The town is getting Gibbes Gage Architects to do the pre- liminary work. They have done previous work on the Aquatic Centre. It will cost the town $95,000 to get the preliminary work done. The town has asked to base the proposed designs on a CPR theme because CPR had an important role in starting the Town of Strathmore. It isn’t known when the pre- liminary plans will be com- pleted. They are looking to build a 24,000 square foot town office on two new floors in a new building. The current town office is 8,700 square feet and the town has already outgrown it. The building will be built to support the town and addi- tional staff that will be needed as Strathmore continues to grow. “Now it sounds kind of fool- ish that we’re going to 24,000 square foot. However, it’s not designed to house what we have,” said Lattery. “As growth happens, you end up need- ing more staff because it takes more to run the town.” The Town of Chestermere recently built a larger town office in a concept similar to what Strathmore is looking at doing. Chestermere rents out their excess space to local businesses. “It’s all for the future,” he said. The Town currently doesn’t have the money to start build- ing the new office. “We have the money for the preliminary design, but to build the building, no,” said Lattery. STRATHMORE Locally Owned & Operated MARCH 4, 2010 Runaway Rock With brooms in hand, junior curlers took to the ice Feb. 27 and 28 for their bon- spiel. With some curlers not realizing their own strength, some of the day for the young curlers was spent running after rocks. Amy Gregson Photo Page 3 Strathmore High School looks to honour alumni Page 5 Sacred Heart Academy celebrate Olympics Call Us Today! 403.934.5589 info@ strathmoretimes.com N ow selling Visit Our 4 NEW Showhomes at 101 raiNbOW fallS maNOr Directions: East on 17th Ave SE to Chestermere, south on Rainbow Road, left onto Rainbow Falls Drive, left to Rainbow Falls Manor, and follow the signs. Contact bernie Perry 403.689.1274 www.urbanescapesbytruman.com PHASE 1 72% SOLD FREE Market Evaluations Call Kevin Baldwin 403.561.0037 www.KevinBaldwin.ca House of Real Estate Independently owned and operated Strathmore Building Supplies YOUR TRUSTED BUILDING SUPPLY PARTNER 403-934-4611 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 9 Page 13 Rockies final home game ends in nail bitter TIMES New Town Office planned
